Iron rest



June 30, 1931.

F, R. PLAxco ET Al.

IRON REST Filed Oct; 19. 1929 "lll f IDL-cial attachments,

Patented June 3.0, 19311;;*7*

Our invention yrelates' ,to' an 1 ironrestfk for;l

use' in `ls'xundries,l dryw'leaner establishments,

i i lffhereinafter and;y kWhile We have shown and Will describe the preferred'form of our mek 'vention, it Will be understood'thatvve do not t limit ourselvestosuch preferred form butY that various change'sand. adaptations maybe 20%' made therein Without vdeparting from the spirit of our invention. Y It Will also be understoodthat While We have shown and will describe ,our invention as being primarily designed ortheuse of laundries,'dry cleaners 25? and the like, it is equally adaptable for prac-l tically all types of ironing boards. Inthe drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof t l p Fig. 1 is atop plan olf-,our device detached aofrom its place of use." 1 y Fig. 2 is aside elevation of Fig. y1. y Fig'l 3 isan end elevationof Fig. 1. n Fig. 4 is' an enlarged section on the `line 4:-4 offFigl. Y Y l Fig. 5 is an'enlarged fragmentary'section -on the line y5--5 of Fig.`1. 1 v

Fig. Gisanother top plan of our invention. i

' Fig. 7 is a central vertical section on the 404:' line 7- -7 kof 6.:l i l f Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section onltheflinefv i i 8-8 of-Fig. 7, partly in elevation. y

Referring to the drawings our vdevice in its4 `preferred form 'comprises a4 substantially 'eirectangular bottom member 10, providedv around one side and `tWo ends With an upstanding flange 11. .Rigidly'secured tothe f bottom Wall v12 `at each end Vvand extending parallel with the longitudinal edges are tubui 595 lar guide members and 1,3 and in these of another form boardatfthe sides.: `The device will ibe'usual-y guide:V members-are islidably"mountedethev i vle,f` 'fs1-4ia`nd 155 ofthev securing members or clampsw16'and 17.." f Members 16 and17are I substantially U 'shaped in1 bothtopv plany and" side elevatiom' are adapted to extend down- Wardly `from', theV bottom memberv andi are thenbentinwardly so as tofbear against the;v`

underside Aofthe ironing :boardvto securely but` detac-liably clampfthe saidfbottom memberv tothe board,- itkb'eing understood that the-mem,-`

bers '16y and; 172 are =suiicientlyiflexible'r orfre;l silient -to frictionallyl clamp' the; memberg-in.` v

place;g of asbestos-518, for, other suitable onidesirable heat resistant material, lthe purpose voflvvhich Willfbe-gobviousvv; Attop, member 119 is prefere l' ably re 4ctangular inI shape `and of 'aconigur tionzto` fvvithin thei bottom .memberv` nor mally Tests upon the "asbestos sheet .-18y and isi these: a'nges are bent doWnwar-.dly` 'so as Itosnuglysurround.theupstanding lang'es'lloff' thebottom member 10 and holdrfsaidrmem-A bers 'rigidly connected.. together. ""Iihe bota tomi'Wal-lfl kofthetop memberextendsgfor ai distance beyond the. open side thereof. andfY thisportion .of the bottom Wall is'bentdown- "a v vardlyfvandZ then'v inwardlycto,snuglylnsura! endextendingjinwardlysothat a pin cushion i or?waitbaliemay'v be held positioned thereby. v

In'vtheif useoffrthis 'form oi"l our devi'cegthe same-Willzbe positioned transversely of an l ironing fboard. with the clamps engaging 'the lypositioned atoneendfoftheboard although.

its;l .position is notA limited to I any: particular 1j pointSandiWhen so positioned the bottomfofk'. l thetop memberwill bepractically even'vwith theitopqot'the ironing jb'o ard, so th atV the iron may. be slid thereon k'Withfo'u tit; being .neces`vrrr Vsarytolifttheironzor. directfthe`iron=togany particular-pointes thelfestis intendedftoieX-:f

tendzjpfractically 'theientire"Wi'dthaf"of fthe; f boardnjrHoWeverto ftzvariations in diiierentf Mounted upon the bottom 1.2,is-a sheetr i l.

providedr Withup'standinglflanges; 20,13'and.j

widths of boards the clamps may be moved inwardly or outwardly as will be obvious.

In the form shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 our device is substantially the same as our preferred form with the exception that the guide members 13, the clamps 16 and 17, and the bottom member are omitted and the extreme ends of the top member are lengthened and bent downwardly and then inwardly and form clamps 24 and 25, the ends of which are adapted to bear against the underside of the board and hold the device positioned for use, and the sides of the top member are bent to extend downwardly and then inwardly to form grooves 26 and 27 in which the edges of the asbestos sheet 28 are received whereby the same is held securely positioned against the under side of the device. This form of course is not adjustable for width. A detachable container 26 is provided and comprises a substantially rectangular box the upper end of which is open and the back wall of which is bent to form a hook 27 of a shape and size to snugly fit over the upstanding flanges 20 and is provided for the purpose of placing a sponge and supply of water within easy reach of the ironer or presser.

Having described our invention what we claim is:

l. An iron rest comprising a substantially rectangular bottom member provided around three sides with an upstanding flange, guideways extending along the upper face of the bottom wall of said bottom member near each end of the longitudinal edges thereof; substantially U-shaped clamping members slidably mounted in said guideways to slide lengthwise of said member, having their free ends adapted to engage the underside of an ironing board; a sheet of heat resistant material supported upon the said bottom wall between said guide ways; and a top member of a configuration to conform with the said bottom member having upstanding flanges adapted to snugly surround the ianges of the bottom member and having its open end bent to snugly surround the open edge of the bottom wall of the bottom member.

2. An iron rest composed of two members substantially rectangular in top plan adapted to fit one within the other, said members having upstanding flanges around three sides and having the other side open; a sheet of heat resistant material positioned between the bottom walls of said members; and adjustable positioning clamps carried by the bot-r tom member adapted to engage the underside of an ironing board to hold the device positioned for use.

3. A device of the character described comprising two substantially rectangular members mounted one within the other, the outer member being of greater depth than the inner member whereby an air space is formed between the bottom walls thereof, both of said members being provided with upstanding flanges around three sides thereof, the flanges of the inner member being formed t-o inclose the flanges of the outer member andl frictionally engage the same to hold said members in their adjusted positions, the bottom wall of the inner member being bent downwardly and inwardly to inclose the open edge of the outer member, a sheet of heat insulating material mounted in said air space, guideways in said air space at each side of each end thereof and extending longitudinally thereof, and clamping members slidably mounted in said guideways and having their free ends adapted to engage the underside of an ironing board.

In witness that we claim, the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed our names this 15th day of October, 1929.

FREDERICK R. PLAXCO. IRA L. FOSTER. 

